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View usage for: (trɪkəri) uncountable nounTrickery is the use of dishonest methods in order to achieve something. They are notorious for resorting to trickery in order to impress their clients. Synonyms: deception, fraud, cheating, con [informal] More Synonyms of trickery trickery in British English (ˈtrɪkərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -eriesthe practice or an instance of using tricks he obtained the money by trickery trickery in American English (ˈtrɪkəri) nounWord forms: plural ˈtrickeries the act or practice of tricking; use of tricks; deception; fraud SIMILAR WORDS: deˈception Examples of 'trickery' in a sentencetrickery They will resort to trickery in order to impress their clients. Synonyms cheating con (informal) swindling hokum (slang, mainly US, Canadian) funny business jiggery-pokery (informal, mainly British) imposture Opposites honesty , openness , candour , frankness , directness , straightforwardness , artlessness , uprightness Additional synonymsDefinition trickery or deception The trial revealed a world of crime, corruption and political chicanery. Synonyms trickery, cheating, intrigue, deception, artifice, wiles, duplicity, subterfuge, stratagems, chicane, double-dealing, skulduggery (informal), sharp practice, sophistry, deviousness, wire-pulling (US), underhandedness, dodgeDefinition behaviour intended to deceive The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale. Synonyms lying, fraud, cheating, deception, hypocrisy, cunning, pretence, treachery, dishonesty, guile, artifice, trickery, misrepresentation, duplicity, subterfuge, feint, double-dealing, chicanery, wile, dissimulation, craftiness, imposture, fraudulence, slyness, deceitfulness, underhandedness She accused the government of dishonesty and incompetence. Synonyms deceit, fraud, corruption, cheating, graft (informal), treachery, trickery, criminality, duplicity, falsehood, chicanery, falsity, sharp practice, perfidy (literary), mendacity, fraudulence, crookedness, wiliness, unscrupulousness, improbity- trice
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Additional synonymsDefinition treacherous or deceitful behaviour There has been some double-dealing. Synonyms treachery, cheating, betrayal, deception, hypocrisy, two-timing (informal), deceit, dishonesty, trickery, foul play, duplicity, bad faith, perfidy (literary), mendacityDefinition deliberate deception or cheating intended to gain an advantage He was jailed for two years for fraud. Synonyms deception, deceit, treachery, swindling, guile, trickery, duplicity, double-dealing, chicanery, sharp practice, imposture, fraudulence, spuriousness Definition craftiness or deviousness I love children's innocence and lack of guile. Synonyms cunning, craft, deception, deceit, trickery, duplicity, cleverness, art, gamesmanship (informal), craftiness, artfulness, slyness, trickiness, wiliness, sharp practice, knavery (old-fashioned) Definition mischievous behaviour offering tax credits and other economic hanky-panky Synonyms mischief, trickery, shenanigans (informal), machinations, subterfuge, chicanery, monkey business (informal), funny business (informal), jiggery-pokery (informal, British), devilry, knavery (old-fashioned) Definition a deception, esp. a practical joke His claim to have a bomb was a hoax. Synonyms trick, joke, fraud, con (informal), deception, spoof (informal), prank, swindle, ruse, practical joke, canard, fast one (informal), imposture, fastie (Australian, slang) Definition mischievous or dishonest behaviour or acts cold-blooded expertise and political monkey business Synonyms dishonesty, trickery, skulduggery (informal), chicanery, hanky-panky (informal), funny business Definition an action or claim that could mislead people into believing something which is not true struggling to keep up the pretence that all was well Synonyms deception, invention, sham, fabrication, acting, faking, simulation, deceit, feigning, charade, make-believe, trickery, falsehood, subterfuge, fakery Definition underhand dealing to achieve an aim accusations of intimidation and political skulduggery Synonyms trickery, swindling, machinations, duplicity, double-dealing, fraudulence, shenanigan(s) (informal), unscrupulousness, underhandedness |